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package jp.go.aist.six.util.castor;

import jp.go.aist.six.util.persist.Persistable;
import jp.go.aist.six.util.persist.PersistenceException;



/**
 * A registry of Dao instances.
 *
 * @author  Akihito Nakamura, AIST
 * @version $Id: DaoRegistry.java 300 2011-03-02 05:45:46Z nakamura5akihito $
 */
public interface DaoRegistry
{

    /**
     * Returns a Dao instance which supports the specified entity object type.
     *
     * @param <K>   the type of persistent ID of the supported entity objects.
     * @param <T>   the type of entity objects supported by the returned Dao.
     * @param type  the type of entity objects supported by the returned Dao.
     * @return
     *  the Dao.
     */
    public <K, T extends Persistable<K>> CastorDao<K, T> getDao( Class<T> type )
    throws PersistenceException;

}
// DaoRegistry
